Religious Freedom In Islam Research Articles

A Study of Qur'anic Verses on the Concept of Musyarakah: Study of the Contextual Tafsir of Abdullah Saeed

The paper wishes to present a study of verses of the Qur’an relating to cooperation in Abdullah Saeed’s view of profit sharing, an issue in the debate on Islamic banking in Indonesia. Researchers try to examine how Abdullah Saeed’s thoughts elaborate on profit sharing. Abdullah Saeed is an Australian scholar and scholar studying Islamic studies. He is an Omani Arabic and Islamic Studies Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is known for his progressive view on religious freedom in Islam.

Between Freedom of Religion and Apostasy in Islam: Analysis of Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 256

This article aims to explain the concept of religious freedom in Islam. This concept is revealed in the Qur'an surah al-Baqarah verse 256, which states that religion has no compulsion. This verse is an affirmation that Islam upholds the values of tolerance and humanity, as well as an answer to the accusation that Islam is spread by the sword (violence). However, in practice, some people interpret this verse differently, that Islam allows its adherents to apostate. With the argument that apostasy is part of religious freedom. Based on that reason, this article analyzes sura al-Baqarah verse 256 based on the interpretations of classical and contemporary commentators, as well as analyzes the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad concerning apostasy and religious freedom. This article is qualitative in nature used library research for data collection from books, journals, and other documents related to the topic of discussion. The collected data were then analyzed using the critical-analysis method. The study found that religious freedom in Islam is related to the relationship between the servant and God. Muslims are not free to do something because they are bound by their obligations as servants. That is, Islam does not allow its adherents to apostatize because it violates God's teachings and also Islam does not force other people to embrace this religion.

Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today. By Daniel Philpott

Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today. By Daniel Philpott

Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today

Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today

Konsep Mudharabah dan Musyarakah dalam Perbankan Syariah Menurut Abdullah Saeed

This article discusses the concept of profit sharing which is an issue in the debate of Islamic Banking in Indonesia. Researchers try to review how the concept of profit sharing is elaborated with Abdullah Saeed's thoughts. Abdullah Saeed is an Australian scholar and scholar studying Islamic studies. He is currently the Omani Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is known for his progressive views on religious freedom in Islam.

Finding Faith in Foreign Policy: Religion and American Diplomacy in a Postsecular World. By Gregorio Bettiza. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 336p. $78.00 cloth. - Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today. By Daniel Philpott. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 328p. $36.95 cloth.

Finding Faith in Foreign Policy: Religion and American Diplomacy in a Postsecular World. By Gregorio Bettiza. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 336p. $78.00 cloth. - Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today. By Daniel Philpott. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 328p. $36.95 cloth. - Volume 19 Issue 2

Hak Kebebasan Beragama: Analisis Hadis Perang Perspektif Hermeneutika Gadamer

This article talks about the right to freedom of religion in Islam, especially the right to freedom of religion expressed in the hadith nabawi. The hadith studied in this paper is a hadith of war, a hadith that seems to contain imperative and provocative messages for Muslims to fight against people until they declare the creed. There are many studies that examine religious freedom in Islam, only those studies are more general and do not specifically address specific hadiths. In general, this paper seeks to answer the question of how the hadith nabawi views religious freedom? And how to understand +the hadith of war, a hadith that seems to call for war in spreading Islam? To answer that question, the author will examine the hadith of war with the help of Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic approach which includes Historically Effected Consciousness, Pre-understanding, Fusion of Horizons, and Application. The use of this hermeneutical approach as an effort to manifest integration and interconnection of general and religious scholarship. Because science is a light that there is no dichotomy in the middle. With the use of this hermeneutical approach the author wishes to avoid as much as possible from the hole of objectivity of understanding.

Perlindungan Negara Terhadap Hak Kebebasan Beragama: Perspektif Islam dan Hak Asasi Manusia Universal

The implementation of religious freedom in Islam still has unresolved issues. Based on the perspective of the Madinah Charter, Islam can provide protection of freedom of religion and give the rights of non-Muslims. Nowadays, however, in practice, in some Islamic countries, there is actually a variety of aberrations that obscures the meaning and spirit of the Madinah Charter. In some Muslim countries, the formalization and formulation of syariah are still implemented in the publicsphere. State does not remain neutral toward all religious doctrines and always strives to apply the principles of syariah as a policy or state legislation. This is also reflected in the Cairo Declaration that gives legitimacy to Muslim countries to maintain and run a syariah-based doctrine that emphasizes the protection of religion rather than the protection of the fundamental rights of freedom of religion.Therefore, the need for the doctrine of separation of religion and state is intended to make state more independent and is expected to provide protection of the organs and institutions of the state against the abuse of power in the name of religion. Right to freedom of religion can only be realized within the framework of the constitutional and democratic state based on the spirit of universal human rights.Key words: right to freedom of religion, state protection, universal human rights

Religious Freedom in Islam: A Global Landscape

This paper presents a global landscape of religious freedom in Islam, a crucial matter for resolving the contentious contemporary debate over whether Islam is a peaceful or violent religion. The landscape shows a general dearth of religious freedom in Islam. This does not mean, though, that Islam is incompatible with religious freedom, for a large percentage of Muslim countries are governed by regimes inspired by western secularism. The paper also argues that religious freedom is neither synonymous nor co-extensive with electoral democracy. Several democracies with low levels of religious freedom exist in Muslim-majority countries, while authoritarian regimes with relatively high levels of religious freedom exist but are rare.

On Human Rights and the Qur’anic Perspective: Freedom of Religion and the Rule of Apostasy

It is often argued that Islam is not compatible with modernity. This can be seen for instance in the fact of the problem that Islam faces to the challenge of universal values of human rights. Built on this supposition, the present article discusses on the great extent the question of religious freedom in Islam. As freedom of religion in the framework of universal declaration of human rights can mean as freedom to change religion, this contradicts to Islamic prohibition of apostasy, punishable with death penalty. The author argues that Islam in fact guarantees religious freedom. This is clear from the Quranic injunctions assuring the freedom of choice whether to embrace Islam or not. Such a freedom is however often contradicted to one prophetic tradition sanctioning death penalty for apostasy. In her view, the author believes that the hadith more in attunes to the political strategy of the prophet to safe Muslim community from any acts of treason or sedition. Death penalty for apostasy is thus not related to the mere personal crime of changing religion but more that of public law related to war or crimes against state. More relying on the modern interpretation of the Quranic verses as well as the prophetic traditions, the author concludes that Islam is in conjunction with the modern values of religious freedom in which personal choice of religion or belief is the backbone of human rights.

Comptes rendus / Reviews of books: Freedom of Religion, Apostasy and Islam Abdullah Saeed and Hassan Saeed Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004. 227 p

The publication of a work on freedom of religion is always a welcomed event, but even more so when it deals with Islam and Islamic law of apostasy and its punishment.This work will provide a reference of sorts on the debate over religious freedom in Islam and, more particularly, on the contemporary Malaysian laws of apostasy and the social, political and legal implications of The Perlis Bill of 2000, the government’s response to increasing pressures from Muslim groups to introduce stricter religious and apostasy laws. Similar studies should be undertaken for other Muslim countries to see if the Malaysian case represents only the beginning of a new trend.